page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Swallows
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Swallows
caption_attribution_description: Uganda Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis) Mbweya QE NP Dec 2005
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae
  The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
  Plain martin, Riparia paludicola
  Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
  Banded martin, Riparia cincta
  Rock martin, Ptyonoprogne fuligula
  Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
  Ethiopian swallow, Hirundo aethiopica
  Angola swallow, Hirundo angolensis
  White-throated blue swallow, Hirundo nigrita
  Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
  Montane blue swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea
  Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
  Lesser striped swallow, Cecropis abyssinica
  Rufous-chested swallow, Cecropis semirufa
  Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis
  Common house-martin, Delichon urbicum
  White-headed sawwing, Psalidoprocne albiceps
  Black sawwing, Psalidoprocne pristoptera
  Gray-rumped swallow, Pseudhirundo griseopyga
caption: Angola swallow at Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda
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